Trivia: A to B journey with the greatest possible variety of rolling stock.

[Wilts Wanderer]

Just a random question that occurred to me.

Which two UK passenger stations have the greatest number of different types of rolling stock operating direct passenger services between them on a normal weekday? I’m only interested in booked passenger services, that make actual passenger stops, in non-Covid times. Charters and other one-off trains do not count. I will accept locations where a booked service may pick-up or set-down only at either location.

Different sub-classes of the same unit type count as one. (For example HSTs.)

My starter suggestion is Edinburgh Waverley and Haymarket. Off the top of my head, booked services currently produce the following;

156
158
170
220
221
334
380
385
390
397
HST
800
801

(Edit - added 397, removed 185, 350 & 320.)
(Re-edit - added 156.)

I bet someone can come up with a better example...

 

[Kite159]

You can remove the 350s as they no longer run for TPE (replaced by 397s) and I would imagine there are no booked 185 services anymore

Also 320s won't appear.

Manchester Piccadilly - Stockport will be high on the list.

150
153 (Occasional)
156
158
175
185
220
221
319
323
331
390
HST (occasional)

 

[Wilts Wanderer]

Thank you, amended my list.

 

[Flange Squeal]

Going to hard to beat either of those, I'd've thought. A couple of other varied corridors I can think of only total 9 (unless anyone more local can correct them?)

London Waterloo to Clapham Junction

158
159
442
444
450
455
456
458
707

In theory will become 10 for a while, when 701s begin to be introduced and gradually start replacing the 455s, 456s, 458s and 707s.

Birmingham New Street to Wolverhampton

150*
158
170
175*
220
221
323
350
390

*I'm unsure if these are booked workings on TfW services, or if recent workings have just been COVID/stock availability related.

(Edit: Added 350 to Brum/Wolves)

 

[Kite159]

You can add 350s to New Street - Wolverhampton. I've even had a Welsh 153 on that line one Sunday a couple years ago.

 

[TT-ONR-NRN]

You can remove the 350s as they no longer run for TPE (replaced by 397s) and I would imagine there are no booked 185 services anymore

Also 320s won't appear.

Manchester Piccadilly - Stockport will be high on the list.

150
153 (Occasional)
156
158
175
185
220
221
319
323
331
390
HST (occasional)

HSTs don’t go to Manchester. I think a CrossCountry one has been once but that’s not occasional, it’s almost never.

Manchester Piccadilly to Oxford Road:

68/MK5 (I think very early peak only atm)
150
153 (Occasional)
156
158
175
185
195
319
323
331
397
802

That just beats the OP’s suggestion of Edinburgh Haymarket at thirteen.
At some point just before COVID in late 2019, 67/MK3s, 142s and 350s also operated, taking it up to sixteen.

Also Leeds Wakefield Westgate
43
91 (temporary withdrawal)
150
153 (occasional)
155
158
170 (very occasionally goes to Doncaster)
195
220
221
331
800
801

This was, until recently, more as 142 and 144s operated of course, plus 321/322.

 

[Halish Railway]

Leeds to Wakefield Westgate:
- 43 HST
- 91/MK4
- 150
- 153
- 158
- 195 (rarely)
- 220
- 221
- 331
- 800
- 801

 

[GlitterUnicorn]

Just a random question that occurred to me.

Which two UK passenger stations have the greatest number of different types of rolling stock operating direct passenger services between them on a normal weekday? I’m only interested in booked passenger services, that make actual passenger stops, in non-Covid times. Charters and other one-off trains do not count. I will accept locations where a booked service may pick-up or set-down only at either location.

Different sub-classes of the same unit type count as one. (For example HSTs.)

My starter suggestion is Edinburgh Waverley and Haymarket. Off the top of my head, booked services currently produce the following;

158
170
220
221
334
380
385
390
397
HST
800
801

(Edit - added 397, removed 185, 350 & 320.)

I bet someone can come up with a better example...

You can add 156 (I think?) 802 and the Sleeper

 

[Halish Railway]

You can add 156 (I think?) 802 and the Sleeper

AFAIK 156s stopped going to Edinburgh after the Shotts line was electrified and are now concentrated around Glasgow. 802s (operated by TPE) don’t run beyond Edinburgh Waverley.

 

[Wilts Wanderer]

Does the Sleeper call at Haymarket?

 

[py_megapixel]

Gloucester to Cheltenham might win out for routes which are diesel-only:

143 - I'm not sure if a TfW one ever ends up there, but it might well do
150
153 - occasionally
158
165
166
170 - now on two different TOCs!
175
Edit: 220 - occasionally
Edit: 221 - occassionally
800
802
Edit: HST - occasionally

 

[Kite159]

Gloucester to Cheltenham might win out for routes which are diesel-only:

143 - I'm not sure if a TfW one ever ends up there, but it might well do
150
153 - occasionally
158
165
166
170 - now on two different TOCs!
175
800
802

Isn't there also a random Voyager which goes via Gloucester heading towards Bristol?

 

[SteelWeelApeal]

Gloucester to Cheltenham might win out for routes which are diesel-only:

143 - I'm not sure if a TfW one ever ends up there, but it might well do
150
153 - occasionally
158
165
166
170 - now on two different TOCs!
175
800
802

There's also HST: one XC a day (I think) and GWR on Sundays only (Temple Meads to Worcester and back). Also XC 221 and 220, so you can add another 3 to that list

 

[py_megapixel]

Thanks both; I have updated my list.

 

[FlambeGarlic14]

AFAIK 156s stopped going to Edinburgh after the Shotts line was electrified and are now concentrated around Glasgow. 802s (operated by TPE) don’t run beyond Edinburgh Waverley.

156 on the weekly Edinburgh-Oban when it runs.

 

[Nunners]

Newport to Cardiff:

67 (pre-Covid)
143 (occasionally?)
150
153 (occasionally?)
158
165
166
170
175
220 (Once a day)
221 (Once a day)
800
802
HST (Castle Set)

 

[PHILIPE]

Newport to Cardiff:

67 (pre-Covid)
143 (occasionally?)
150
153 (occasionally?)
158
165
166
170
175
220 (Once a day)
221 (Once a day)
800
802
HST (Castle Set)

153s daily occurrence
HST (XC) last weekend (Engineering Works)
67s probably from May and going through currently on Test and Training.

 

[Peter0124]

Not a winner by any means but
Motherwell to Glasgow C:
92 (Sleeper)
220
221
318
320
334
380
385
390
397
801

 

[Scotrail84]

Not a winner by any means but
Motherwell to Glasgow C:
92 (Sleeper)
220
221
318
320
334
380
385
390
397
801

Sleeper is set down only Northbound and Pick up only Southbound.

 

[Wilts Wanderer]

Sleeper is set down only Northbound and Pick up only Southbound.

Which is permitted per original post.

 

[_toommm_]

Manchester Victoria to Leeds:
68/MK5a
150
153
158
185
195
802

 

[mlambeuk]

York to Leeds
Class 800
68+ Mk5
802
220
221
HST
150
153 (occasional?)
155 (occasional ?)
158
170
185
195

 

[NoMorePacers]

Hull to Brough certainly used to be a contender: at its greatest extent, for a small period towards the end of 2019 you could have had a chance of getting:
142
144
150
153
155
158
170
180
185
800
802
HST

Now admittedly it's somewhat less varied at:
150
155
158
170
185
800
802